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Originally Posted by Rellwood
Yes I use Job Spy, and I have tried to use the import csv, but it is too complicated and will not import unless each column has a defined column name.
Most of the csv files I import are broken down pieces of a single file. I use CSV chunker to break up 3500 to 5000 line files into pieces of 100 lines. Only the first page contains the headers. With the list import plugin, I just set up the columns once and each subsequent import doesn't need to be updated.
Plus, I am not sure how to import multiple columns at once. It looks like I can only import one named column at a time. Let me try it again, see if I am doing something wrong. Regardless, unless I can import files without the headers, then it won't work for my needs.
The GUI for import list is much easier than the GUI for import csv file on Job Spy.
I wish I knew how to use it better. It seems to offer a lot more than simple list importing. However, with the import list plugin I just match up columns in my library with the columns (or column number if there are no headers) with the csv and then I match up books in my library and select exactly which columns in my library to update with the data in the csv. It seems like your import list doesn't allow for that kind of choice. If I am reading the instructions right I am to match up only a single column, and then the import feature matches it to the books in the library and automatically makes the changes. I want more control over which books get changed with what metadata.
Most of my .csv files contain titles, series, series indexes, bookshelves, dates (added, read, updated, goodreads), genres, tags, etc. I need to be able to manually choose what books are being matched and manually select which columns to update.
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You are mistaken about everything you said with 1 exception: each csv must have a column header for every column. Multiple headers means multiple csv files.
That tool is incredibly flexible, offers total and granular control, and uses dropdowns to make it easy. View the tooltips. View the images in the JS thread.
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